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Is there good access to healthcare facilities?
Does the public school system rank highly?
A city with a robust and healthy economy typically has a thriving presence of stores and businesses.
A city where businesses are shutting their doors or moving elsewhere indicates a kind of urban decay.
GOBankingRates analyzed metropolitan statistical areas to find those with the most store closures.
These are the 20 cities where were seeing businesses shut down at the highest rates.
As such, you shouldthink twice before buying a home here.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan
19.
Odessa, Texas
18.
Ithaca, New York
17.
El Centro, California
16.
Midland, Texas
15.
Boulder, Colorado
14.
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, Nevada
13.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
12.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
11.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, California
10.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida
9.
Urban Honolulu
8.
Trenton-Princeton, New Jersey
7.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
6.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
5.
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
4.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
3.
New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York and New Jersey
2.
Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii
1.
Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania
Methodology.
The areas are sorted to show the highest establishments exit rate by micropolitan and metropolitan areas.
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